Lao-Tzu by Robert G. Henricks Te-Tao Ching

Lao-tzu's "Te-Tao Ching" has been treasured for thousands of years for its poetic statement of life's most profound and elusive truths. This new translation, based on the 1973 discovery of two copies of the manuscript more than five centuries older than any others known, corrects many defects of the later versions. In his extensive commentary, Professor Henricks reevaluates traditional interpretations.

Robert G. Henricks is a professor of religion at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he has taught since 1976. One of the most acclaimed authorities on classic Asian literature today, he has translated the highly regarded "Lao-Tzu Te-Tao Ching" and is the author of other books, including "Philosophy and Argumentation in Third Century China" and "The Poetry of Han-Shan.